All the Details on Apple's New iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X

After months of speculation, Apple has revealed details about its newest toys, particularly the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and the ultra-premium iPhone X handset. At Tuesday's conference in California, Apple executive Phil Schiller said that the iPhone 8 "improves on everything we love about the iPhone," so the new phones will appear as if your iPhone 7 was given a pretty legitimate upgrade. You can watch the live stream of the conference here, but in the meantime we've rounded up everything we know so far.

First, here are the biggest iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus advancements:

iPhone 8

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—The iPhone 8 includes the A11 Bionic processor, which Apple says is "the most powerful and smartest chip ever in a smartphone."
—Both sides of the iPhone 8 will be made of "the most durable glass ever in a smartphone," says Schiller. The glass is "reinforced by a laser welded steel and copper."
—It will be water- and dust-resistant.
—Both models include a HD retina display.
—Both models will feature a 12MP camera.
—The iPhone 8 will come in silver, space gray, and a new blush gold.
—The iPhone 8 will have a 4.7-inch screen.
—The iPhone 8 Plus will have a 5.5-inch screen and will feature a dual camera lens.
—Both models will come with wireless charging capabilities, thanks to a power pad.
—Both models will come with Apple's new operating system iOS 11. Features will include a redesigned control center, better multitasking, improvements to the camera, improvements to maps including speed limit guidance and lane navigation while driving, peer-to-peer Apple Pay and new safety features, such as "Do Not Disturb While Driving."

iPhone X

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While the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus will appear pretty similar to the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, aside from the obvious improvements, the iPhone X (pronounced “iPhone 10”) is the phone that sits on an entirely different level from anything Apple has made before. Created to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the iPhone, the iPhone X features the first edge-to-edge screen. The only break from its front and back glass is the “surgical-grade” stainless steel around the sides, and a small front-facing camera (which allow new Face ID sensors) at the top. This phone is water-resistant and comes in space gray and silver. The phone also features 458ppi, which is the highest pixel density display—and Apple is even going as far as to call it a Super Retina display.

The iPhone X is the first iPhone to not feature a home button. Instead, it has an upward swipe from the bottom of the phone. Apple has also implemented Face ID sensors to replace the finger print unlocking technique. The phone's dual 12-megapixel rear cameras is the first iPhone to be equipped with dual optical image stabilization. The main camera features an f/1.8 aperture, and the telephoto lens has an f/2.4 aperture—and there is a quad-LED True Tone flash. Oh, the phone is also equipped with stereo speakers, because of course it is.

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Pardon us for getting excited about the little things, but perhaps the most exciting feature of the iPhone X is that users can record and send Animoji messages, which are literally emojis that mirror users' facial expressions, like so:

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The iPhone 8 and 8 Plus will be available for preorder from September 15, and available for purchase starting on September 22. IOS11 will be available to download starting on 19 September. The iPhone 8 will cost $699 for the 64GB version, while the iPhone 8 Plus will start from $799 (64GB), and will increase in price up to the 256GB version. Preorders for the iPhone X begin on October 27, and shipping starts on November 3. The iPhone X starts at $999 with 64GB of storage, and more expensive for 256GB of storage.